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D'Arcy & Spadina

D'Arcy St & Spadina Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Kensington-Chinatown · Ward 11, University-Rosedale · Chinatown BIA

D'Arcy & Spadina, in Kensington-Chinatown, in the downtown core, is an intersection of typical volume, with heavy foot traffic. Nearby is St Patrick Station (Line 1) 821 m away.

Traffic volume
4,775
vehicles · 8-hour count, Mar 20, 2013
1,853 pedestrians · 162 cyclists
Collisions
34
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
8 with an injury · 20 property damage · #2645 of 5,508 · +2 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
1
TTC stop within 100 m
St Patrick Station 821 m · 7 streetcar routes · 1 bus route within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
Bike Share: 20 docks within 150 m

Hour by hour, the 8-hour count works out to close to 600 vehicles, 52% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 2.6 vehicles — more walking than at most counted intersections, where the median is one per 13. Cyclists were 3.4% of vehicle volume, about 4.4× the typical share. Police have logged an average of 3.4 collisions a year here over 2016–2025 — roughly the median for a Toronto intersection. Collisions fell 21%, from 19 in 2016–2020 to 15 in 2021–2025. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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D'Arcy & Spadina

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
St Patrick Station (Line 1)821 m; Queen's Park Station (Line 1)884 m; Osgoode Station (Line 1)1 km
Streetcar
510505506501511504508 nearest 61 m
TTC bus
13 nearest 834 m
Blue Night
310305306301304307
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Spadina Ave at Dundas St West North Side
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
Baldwin St / Spadina Ave - SMART 111 m · 20 docks · 53 stations, 1,043 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (40)
  • Beverley & Subway Academy TwoEnglish Public · 312 m
  • Heydon Park Secondary SchoolEnglish Public · 335 m
  • Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main CampusPrivate · 384 m
  • Ryerson Community School & Downtown Vocal Music AcademyEnglish Public · 431 m
  • Braemar College Private Secondary SchoolPrivate · 475 m
  • Ogden Jr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 507 m
  • and 34 more
Parks (36)
  • Glasgow Street Parkette316 m
  • Bellevue Square Park317 m
  • Julius Deutsch Park326 m
  • Sonya's Park368 m
  • Lillian H. Smith Park422 m
  • Randy Padmore Park495 m
  • and 30 more
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith branch453 m
  • Toronto Public Library Sanderson branch603 m
  • Toronto Public Library City Hall branch1.2 km
Places of interest
  • Art Gallery of OntarioGallery · 476 m
  • Graffiti AlleyLandmark · 665 m
  • Theatre Passe MuraillePerforming Arts · 678 m
  • 299 Queen Street WestLandmark · 813 m
  • Yuk Yuk'sPerforming Arts · 933 m
  • Textile Museum of CanadaMuseum · 942 m
  • Ukrainian Museum of CanadaMuseum · 946 m
  • Campbell HouseMuseum · 948 m

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 205 eating places within 300 m of this corner, plus 31 grocery and convenience stores; within a kilometre the count is 350 — 4.8× the median for a Toronto intersection. The nearest is Ajisen Ramen, 7 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in August 2026 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés205 within 300 m · 350 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience31 within 300 m · 50 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Ajisen Ramen · 332 Spadina Ave7 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Banh Mi Nguyen Huong Food Co Ltd · 322 Spadina Avegrocery16 mPassed, Jun 2026
Dumpling House Restaurant · 328 Spadina Ave18 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Sih Miaodao Yunnan Rice Noodle · 318 Spadina Ave21 mPassed, Jul 2026
Taste of China Seafood · 338 Spadina Avegrocery24 mPassed, Sep 2026 · 2 infractions
Swatow Restaurant · 309 Spadina Ave24 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Chat Bar Restaurant · 307 Spadina Ave Unit-30732 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 1 infraction
Great Mountain Ginseng · 324 Spadina Ave34 mPassed, Apr 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 299 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 308 m away at Julius Deutsch Park.

  • Bellevue Square Park Washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    299 m
  • Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    View outdoor rink hours · accessible · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    569 m
  • Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 275 Bathurst St
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · closed — Maintenance/Repairs
    581 m
Drinking water
Julius Deutsch Park drinking fountain · 308 m; Glasgow Parkette bottle filling station · 325 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

21 licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 1,562 spaces; 15 accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Children's Primary Centre (384 m, 44 spaces, preschool, kindergarten).

Within 1 km21 centres · 1,562 spaces
Fee subsidy15 of 21
  • Children's Primary Centre · 177 Beverley St
    44 spaces · preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    384 m
  • Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre · 75 Augusta Sq
    36 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    424 m
  • George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre · 96 Denison Ave
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    431 m
  • Jingbao (Downtown) Bilingual Children's Centre (96 Denison Avenue) · 96 Denison Ave
    65 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten · $10-a-day
    431 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 315 (606 m), the nearest police station 52 Division (702 m) and the nearest ambulance station 1.8 km away.

FireFire Station 315 · 606 m132 Bellevue Ave
Police52 Division · 702 m255 Dundas Street West
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 40 · 1.8 km58 Richmond St E

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 2,886 rental units — 17 social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 123 D'Arcy St (95 m, 24 units, 3 storeys, built 1985), which scored 88 out of 100 at its September 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 86, below the 90 typical of Toronto intersections. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 49 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 18 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings34 · 2,886 units · 17 social housing
RentSafeTO score86 average · none below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202649 across the 34
Open fire-code violations18
Tallest24 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
123 D'Arcy St · 583647 Ontario Limited243198588 · Sep 2025095 m
15 Larch StToronto Community Housing · TCH203199371 · Aug 20240209 m
76 Grange AveToronto Community Housing · TCH113199380 · Jul 20250231 m
123 Huron St · Phymetrix Ltd.183191486 · Aug 20260265 m
69 Baldwin St · Dpm2 Ltd173192798 · Jul 20260299 m
170 Vanauley WalkToronto Community Housing · Atikson Co-Op406196988 · Aug 20260300 m
160 Huron St · Akelius Canada Ltd695180598 · Jul 20263351 m
164 Grange Ave · Grange Apartments Inc.243197071 · Jul 20250357 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots920 lots · ≈21,850 spaces · 65.5 ha
Within 500 m103 lots · ≈1,710 spaces
Green P (public)37 car parks · about 5,704 spaces
EV charging (City)10 Soho St. · 580 m · 4 Level 2 ports
Bike parking218 post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 86 bikes within 600 m · City Hall - Nathan Phillips Square bike station (1.2 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
20 St Andrew St · Garage140 m41727% (Q1 2026)
40 Larch St · Garage154 m33231% (Q1 2026)
35 Bellevue Avenue · Surface383 m91 *
205 Mc Caul St · Surface605 m3979% (Q1 2026)
15 Denison Ave · Surface629 m12054% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 16 m away, ≈4 spaces; 20 m away, ≈5 spaces; 56 m away, ≈14 spaces; 57 m away, ≈17 spaces; 75 m away, ≈20 spaces; 95 m away, ≈2 spaces. More EV charging: 10 Portland St (754 m, 4 ports); 10 Palmerston Ave (1 km, 2 ports); 91 Elizabeth St (1.1 km, 2 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Mar 20, 2013

Evening rush dominates here: 640 vehicles in the peak hour from 2:00 p.m., against 526 in the morning peak from 8:15 a.m. Trucks and buses were 10.6% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 14 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2013, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west0eastbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles4,7751,853 pedestrians · 162 cyclists · 10.6% heavy
From the east0westbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the south4,775northbound · 162 bikes · 10.6% heavy
AM peak hour526 vehicles from 8:15 a.m.
PM peak hour640 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Mar 20, 2013

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On D'Arcy St between Beverley St and Huron St, 255 m from the corner, a 3-day count in April 2024 put the average speed at 33 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 5,100 vehicles a day.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Spadina Ave · D'arcy St – St Andrew St · 28 mSep 2009 · 3 days11,192
D'Arcy St · Beverley St – Huron St · 255 mApr 2024 · 3 days5,13733 km/h40 km/h44 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2016, with 6 collisions; 2025 recorded 2. 8 collisions (24%) involved an injury; the citywide share is 15%. 7 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 21% of collisions, a higher hit-and-run share than the city's 16%. 9 collisions involved a pedestrian or cyclist (26%) — a high share for a Toronto intersection. Since January 2026, 2 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 17, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions34#2645 of 5,508
With an injury8#2123 of 4,660
Property damage only20
Fail to remain7
Involving a pedestrian4#1040 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist5#486 of 2,576
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
Severity not classified6
Since January 2026 (outside the window)2
All since 201446latest Jun 17, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

176 thefts from vehicles and six bike thefts were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — 30× the median for a Toronto intersection with any reported theft. The pace has slowed: 23 in 2023–2025, about 7.7 a year, against 22.7 a year before that. 97% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots; 67% of the bike thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots. Since January 2026, 2 more have been reported, the latest on May 25, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle176192street/outdoor (171), commercial premises (3)
Bicycle theft640street/outdoor (4), other (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through May 25, 2026. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Kensington-Chinatown.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is D'Arcy & Spadina a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 34 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is D'Arcy & Spadina?

An intersection of typical volume. Its latest count is from Mar 20, 2013, 52% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at D'Arcy & Spadina?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on D'Arcy St between Beverley St and Huron St (April 2024), found an average of 33 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near D'Arcy & Spadina?

The nearest Green P car park is 20 St Andrew St (140 m away, 417 spaces, 27% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 920 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 21,850 spaces — 103 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 10 Soho St. (580 m).

How do I get to D'Arcy & Spadina by transit?

St Patrick Station (Line 1) is 821 m away; streetcar routes 510, 505, 506, 501 and 3 more stop within 1 km, the nearest 61 m away; bus route 13 within 1 km (nearest stop: Spadina Ave at Dundas St West North Side, 834 m).

What restaurants are near D'Arcy & Spadina?

205 restaurants, cafés and takeouts are within 300 m, and 350 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Ajisen Ramen (7 m), Dumpling House Restaurant (18 m), Sih Miaodao Yunnan Rice Noodle (21 m), Swatow Restaurant (24 m) and Chat Bar Restaurant (32 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near D'Arcy & Spadina?

The nearest is Bellevue Square Park Washroom, 5 Bellevue Ave, 299 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Next nearest: Harry R. Gairey Outdoor Rink Washroom (569 m); Alexandra Park Outdoor Pool Washroom (581 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near D'Arcy & Spadina?

21 licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 1,562 spaces in total; 15 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Children's Primary Centre (384 m, 44 spaces), Alexandra Park Early Learning & Child Care Centre (424 m, 36 spaces) and George Brown - Fashion District/Ryerson Child Care Centre (431 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near D'Arcy & Spadina?

34 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 2,886 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 123 D'Arcy St (95 m, 24 units, RentSafeTO score 88), 15 Larch St (209 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 71), 76 Grange Ave (231 m, 11 units, RentSafeTO score 80) and 123 Huron St (265 m, 18 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 34 is 86 out of 100. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at D'Arcy & Spadina?

Toronto Police place 176 thefts from vehicles and six bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025, plus 2 since January 2026. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Kensington-Chinatown page.

What neighbourhood is D'Arcy & Spadina in?

D'Arcy & Spadina is in Kensington-Chinatown (City of Toronto neighbourhood 078). It is in Ward 11, University-Rosedale, represented by Councillor Dianne Saxe. The corner falls inside the Chinatown Business Improvement Area.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined